Root Beer Schnapps

American schnapps has a considerable amount of sugar and flavorings that make it sweet. It is classified as more of a liqueur because of its sugar content as compared to the German counterpart that does not add sugar. These are alcoholic beverages that have a mixture of neutral grain spirit with fruit or other flavors. It is then bottled along with sugar and glycerine to produce a syrupy smooth drink. American schnapps has come out with several interesting flavors such as butterscotch, sour apple, apricot, banana, blackberry, cinnamon, and root beer schnapps.

Ever thought of making root beer schnapps at home? Here's a quick and easy way of making your own. You will need the following:

1 cup of very hot water

¾ cup of white sugar

1 cup of vodka

½ a teaspoon of vanilla

1 teaspoon of root beer concentrate

First, dissolve the sugar in hot water. After the sugar is dissolved, add vodka, vanilla and root beer concentrate together and stir very well. Then store in a container and chill. And there you have it, your very own homemade root beer schnapps.

Root beer schnapps are added to a lot of cocktails, shooters and long drinks. Here are some drink suggestions:

Just like any other hard drinks, root beer schnapps usually have 40% alcohol. It is rare to find a drink with an alcohol content higher than 40% although it is easier to find varieties with lower alcohol contents in the market. Schnapps are usually drunk on its own, neat, or with ice. The different flavors are widely used for mixing cocktails.